Wire binding device



April 19, 1932. vA. 1 CURRIER wRE BINDING DEVICE Filed Feb. ll, 1931 Patented Apr. 19, 1932 UNITED sT-Arss PATENT OFFICE? ARTHUR L. CURRIER, OIFV NEW IPSWICH, NEW HAMPSHIRE WIRE BINDING DEVICE Application filed February 11, 1931. Serial No. 515,130.

closure, such as bags or sacks, for example,

and there are also many instances where it 'is desirable to unite a plurality of articles by a wire binding the same together.

J Heretofore the binding of such articles with wire has been. effected either manually or partly by hand and partlyby means-of a pair of pliers or the like. In each of these instances the binding operation is injurious to the hands of the operatonsince the wire after being positioned around the articles to be bound most be twisted and severed.

An important object of the present invention, therefore, is the provision of a novel machine or device to eect the aforementioned twisting and severing.

Another object of the invention residesfin the provision of a device of this nature` as sociated with a supply of wire, means being provided to feed a predetermined or desired length of wire for the particular binding operation.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision ofrmeans to effecta shearing f of the wire priorto the twisting thereof.

Another feature of the invention resides in the provision of means to grip the wire either prior to or simultaneously with the shearing thereof, so that said wire will be firmly held in the device for the twisting operation.

Another object of the invention resid-es in thefact that the entire working head of my novel device, including the feeding means, shearing elements, and gripping` means, is

rotatable' with relation to the handle ofthe device, thus enabling the operator to rotate the head relative to the handle, while the wire The above and other'objects and features projecting beyond ythe rearmost end of the `greater diameterthan the shaft 21 on whichV of the invention, details of construction, coinbinations of parts, andadvantages willbe hereinafter more yfully pointed out, described, and claimed. Y 'i j i Referringtothev drawings, illustrating a `preferred embodiment of the present invention, f

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my novel device;

F ig. 2 is a fragmentary longitudinal sec-V tionalview of said device; l

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary top plan view; Fig. 4 is a crosssectional view on the line 4 4 ofFig. l1; p Y

F ig. 5 is a fragmentary detail illustrating the `method of binding a plurality of articles with a suitable wire, and l Fig. 6 is a fragmentary detailillustrating il mcpdified `method of rotating the Working Referring now tothe drawings, for-apar- `ticular description of the invention, 1 designates a handle, ribbed longitudinally for efficient gripping thereof by the operator. This handle 1 surrounds a sleeve 2, the sleeve 2 handle 1, a spool holding framel 3 having a tubular end 4 fixed to the sleeve 2Aby a set screw 5.` Y

The frame 3 is adapted tofhold` a spool 6 mounted on a pin 7 held in position by means of a latch 8 pivoted at 9 on the frame 3, this frame preferably comprising two wings .united by rivets or other means 10,. The spool 6 carrlesa supply ofwire 11, which is fedforwardly from jsaid spool through a tube 12, said tube 12 b'eingfiXed withinga sleeve 13 by pins 14 orin any other desired manner. The sleeve 13 is'pinned by means of a pin `67 toa nutl member 15 having lrnurled elementsflG for a purpose to be hereinafter more fully described, j .i

The sleeve 2 isprovided with an annular v groove 17 a pin 18 extending throughthe nut member 15 and riding in the groove 17. Thus the nut member 15 :,is rotatable about the vsleeve 2 while being .held 'thereon bythe'pin 18. The wire 11, in its passage through the tube 12is located under a knurled feeding disc or wheel 19 having a centralbore 20 of 100 that my present wire binding machine is novel, I have claimed the same broadly in the present application.

While I have necessarily described my present invention somewhat in detailtit Will be appreciated that I may vary the size, shape, and arrangement of parts Within reasonably Wide limits, Without departing from the spirit of the invention. Y

My invention is further described and defined in the form of claims as follows:

l. In a Wire binding device, a handle, a head, means to rotate said head relative to said handle, means to carry a supply of Wire, cooperating adjustable shearing elements, cooperating adjustable gripping elements, means to feed said Wire past both said elements, and means to effect simultaneous operation of both said elements.

2. In a Wire binding device, a handle, a

head, means to rotate said head relative to said handle, means to carry a supply of Wire, cooperating adjustable shearing elements, cooperating adjustable gripping elements, means to feed said Wire past both said elements, means to effect simultaneous operation of both said elements, and means to normally maintain said shearing elements in sepa-V rated position.

3. In a Wire binding device, a handle, a head, means to rotate said head relative to said handle, means to carry a supply of Wire, cooperating adjustable shearing elements, cooperating adjustable gripping elements, means to feed said wire past both said elements, means to effect simultaneous opera-- tion of both said elements, and meansto limit lateral movement of said Wire relative to said elements.

4. In a Wire binding device, a handle, a head, means to rotate said head relative to said handle, means to carry a supply of Wire, cooperating adjustable shearing elements,

cooperating adjustable gripping elements,

therethrough alined With said shearing andk gripping elements, and means to feed said Wire past both said elements.

6. In a Wire binding device, a handle, a`

head, means to rotate said head relative to said handle, means to carry a supply of Wire, cooperating adjustable shearing elements, cooperating adjustable gripping elements, said head having a Wire carrying passage therethrough alined With said shearing and gripping elements, and a Wheel manually opl` erable to engage the Wire in said passage and.

feed said Wire past both said elements.

7. In a Wire binding'device, a handle, a

head, means to rotate'said head relative to said handle, means to carry a supplyof wire,

cooperating adjustable shearing elements,i 

